Re: kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006, Catherine Zhang wrote:

> 
> Hi, Catalin and Michal,
> 
> Enclosed please find the patch against 2.6.18-rc1 that fixed the kernel 
> memory leak problem.

The core kernel code doesn't know anything about secdata, as it is up to 
the LSM to determine what it is (in the case of SELinux, a kmalloc'd 
buffer).

So, you need a cleanup hook which allows the LSM to free the secdata if 
required.


- James
-- 
James Morris
<[email protected]>
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

---

• References:
  • kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec
    • From: Catherine Zhang <[email protected]>

• Prev by Date: kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec
• Next by Date: Re: 2.6.17-1.2145_FC5 mmap-related soft lockup
• Previous by thread: kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec
• Next by thread: Re: kernel memory leak fix for af_unix datagram getpeersec
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread

[Index of Archives]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Photo]     [Stuff]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Linux for the blind]     [Linux Resources]